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• Petition demands bridges recount

  BY MATT HERSH A handful of Salem residents have gathered enough signatures to request a recount on a large bond article which failed to pass on election day. After about 20 citizens turned in a formal request, a recount of Article 18 has been scheduled Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 3:28 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, politics, petition

• Selectmen use Web to support bridge bond

  BY MATT HERSH Salem officials have begun using the Internet as a way to gather support for their $3.8 million bridge-repair warrant article which was criticized by some residents at the Feb. 10 deliberative session. A new list of frequently asked questions Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:37 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, politics, web

• Back in the budget – Voters restore $125,000 to schools for computer manager, teacher training

  BY MATT HERSH Salem residents who attended the deliberative session of School District meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8, agreed to restore $125,000 to the district’s proposed operating budget to fund a new technology position and summer teacher training Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:42 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, schools, politics

• Ballot set – Warrants remain as written

  BY MATT HERSH After a four-hour deliberative session, Salem’s town warrant article list looks exactly the same. Despite several proposed amendments to various articles by resident Robert Campbell, a room of more than 70 residents voted to leave Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:35 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, politics

• Ready to run – Candidates to compete for planning board

  BY MATT HERSH The filing period for candidates running for election in March is over and the names are in, revealing several contested positions on multiple boards. With the planning board changing from an appointed body to an elected one this year, last Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:37 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, politics

• Heads up – Budget committee approves increase for town managers

  BY MATT HERSH Members of the town’s managers union are one step closer to getting a raise after the budget committee said they approved of their request on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Voters did not approve of giving the Salem Professional Administrators Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:23 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, politics